Whats the cheapest way of getting 3G mobile internet simcard for a netbook?

[DixieRay]

can someone please let me know if i buy the tmobile sim and get one of those sim upsizer holders if it will work for internet in a dell latitude laptop that has a normal size sim holder under the battery? this sounds too good to be true, for £5 i get a sim and free mobile broadband for ayear do i need to pay the £10 top up or is that only for phone calls? i think i might need to run a program on the laptop to make it connect but not sure really.

[silverfox0786]

I got the same laptop a D620 and I got the sim too I will try later and let you know

You only top up for calls

Yes you need software I will try dig it out and post here

[pooface]

can someone please let me know if i buy the tmobile sim and get one of those sim upsizer holders if it will work for internet in a dell latitude laptop that has a normal size sim holder under the battery? this sounds too good to be true, for £5 i get a sim and free mobile broadband for ayear do i need to pay the £10 top up or is that only for phone calls? i think i might need to run a program on the laptop to make it connect but not sure really.

If ordering online, you will be charged £5 for the sim itself, and will need to apply a £10 topup.

I went in store, and asked at my local. They told me that I only needed to put a £5 topup, if that's all I wanted, and since it was a store, they supply the sim free of charge... So, my advice, if you have a store nearby, visit it, and get them to do it

[DixieRay]

I got the same laptop a D620 and I got the sim too I will try later and let you know

You only top up for calls

Yes you need software I will try dig it out and post here

thx silverfox, real kind of you i have the D630 but as far as I know its only the screen size that is different with the D620 the guts are the same it sounds like the best deal ever internet for a year for a fiver jackpot time i better get it ordered befoer they put a stop to it

[DixieRay]

If ordering online, you will be charged £5 for the sim itself, and will need to apply a £10 topup.

I went in store, and asked at my local. They told me that I only needed to put a £5 topup, if that's all I wanted, and since it was a store, they supply the sim free of charge... So, my advice, if you have a store nearby, visit it, and get them to do it

it gets better by the minute i will go along to my nearest tmobile store and get one over the counter

[silverfox0786]

here is the drivers for mobile broadband on Dell Systems

i will add originally they where contracted to Vodafone so the branding will be vodafone but it should still work with T-mobile as long as you add the correct dial up settings

the main thing is this will allow you to activate the sim card drivers

[DixieRay]

Does anyone know if the deal is still going for the tmobile sim for internet? i did not get round to buying one and its now got to the stage where i need to get my laptop up and running with mobile broadbasnd, are there any good options still available either with a dongol or a phone sim card that will go in my laptop sim card slot? also, how much internet time does the 500mb monthly allowance give you online, is it equal to 20 hours or more, no hebvy file downloads just general guff?

[silverfox0786]

the origianl offer with tmobile is still available yes

its on their site

and it give 12 months free internet access

[pooface]

Just a quick update to this thread if anyone has one of these sims. Mine was due to expire soon, so I wanted to get a new sim. Went in to town to pick one up. Went to first t-mobile shop, and they said that the offer expired a couple of days ago! Grrrr, so I went to another t-mobile store, less than 5 min walk away, and asked them. She asked where I saw the offer, where I'd slipped up a little. I said a friend had bought one a couple of days ago and told me about it. She explained that the offer had expired a couple of days ago, but wait a minute. She spoke to a colleague who up his phone, checked the web, and said that it was still showing online, so she can offer it. Basically, their manager had told them that because it's still showing online, they should honour it. So she went out back to pick it up. Gave her the £10 (last time I only needed a £5 top-up lol), and she put everything on the sim

Came back, checked phone, and had a text saying that the free Internet expire today! Put new sim in, and off it kicked straight away. Even better, they must've unlocked the adult lock, as I tried going to a few sites to kick off the unlock process, and there was no need. So, if anyone's is expiring soon, might be worth going in to pick one up whilst still showing online...